Keep Six Contemporary would like to present the GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY

Works by artists and screen printers Stacey Case, Louise Durand and Adam Swinbourne

Duration of Exhibit: June 6-22, 2008

Friday June 6, 6-11pm: Opening reception

Opening night special performances by: the Weirdies

About the show:

During the psychedelic 60’s, rock posters reflected the sound and vibe of that generation. The artists and their rock posters gained as huge a following as the bands that were on the posters. Screen printing studios were very common and at the time quite accessible.

In the 70’s and later the 80’s hand printed poster was challenged by the emerging computers and photocopiers that made duplicates quick and cheap. Yet, even with today’s super precision software and printers, we see a resurgence of contemporary artists using hand printed silkscreen techniques. In particular we see this growth in the Rock/abilly scene.

In the “Good the Bad and the Ugly” Keep Six Contemporary will feature three top artists who play a significant role in the creation of the artwork and also in bringing back the hand printed silkscreen process.

In this exhibition we will feature the limited edition posters created by artists Stacey Case, Louise Durand and Adam Swinbourne for musicians such as the Tijuana Bibles, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sonic Youth, Queens of the Stone Age, Arcade Fire and many more.

About the artists:

Stacey Case: Screen printer to the stars, filmmaker, musician (Tijuana Bibles), artist…this only begins to describe the one-man enterprise also known as Stacey Case. His current project under Studio Lucha is the now world renowned Pillow Fight League!

Louise Durand: Musician and artist Durand has worked with Broken Social Scene, Queens of the Stone Age, Arcade Fire and many more.

Adam Swinbourne: Adam over many years has worked with the following people. There are to many to mention. Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Black, Rancid, Sonic Youth and many many more.